New Zealand.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 128, 23 October 1914, Page 5

New Zealand.

TALVXE'S NARROW I&ICAPE. By Telegraph.—Per Press Association, Auckland 1 , Oe'.ober 23. The Taiune arrived frouni tile Dastea'n Paciuc thus morning. On one occasion she had a narrow escape of meeting an enemy's cruiser. Ai German warship eallcu at an island in the ijooiety Croup, tut which the Taiune wag, Uue and msua inquiries When the -Taliine was expected. The inlonuaikm invparted was not q-uue accurate, with tile result that the Taliuie never cani-j .witfiin the itang.-r •niva. The Taiune arriwdiat Rar.itoii,v. on & iptcui'ber a) and was due at Kara■lea, on October 3. On the nig Jit oi -e----■ioottr 2 the wireless operator intercepted (•onmravnications between Oarnuui cruisers wittiin a hundred miles radius. The Tallin* doubled batik to lUratonga at top speed. Subsequently the Taiune completed her us|iul ilincrary without incident. I

I WAR RISKS. STATEMENT BY THE 'PREMIER. Wellington, Last Night. In the House of Representatives this afternoon the Premier read a lengthy statement to the House (published yesterday) on the subject of war risks, in which the Imperial authorities agreed to the New Zealand Government acting as agents to arrange risks. Sir Joseph Ward said that was what ought to have been done at first. Wellestablished firms had all along been in a position to cable Home and get insurances effected, but the ordinary mun, who liad no agents in London, could not. get cover. The trouble whs that there was no place in the Dominion where risks could be taken out. The Premier replied that such was the case, because the Imperial authorities would not permit it. That was why the Government had passed special legislation covering each hull up to £IO,OOO, but the new arrangement was a much better one, and he hoped it would be found satisfactory. Mr. Myers pointed out that the proposal of the British Government only applied to cargoes in hulls insured in the War Risks Office. What woald happen in the case of a hull not so insured? The Premier: The risk will not be accepted. Mr. Russell suggested that it would be a great convenience if chief branches of the State Fire Insurance Office could, accept applications for cover instead of all applications having to be sent in to the head office ut Wellington. ',' The Premier replied that that was .being done, .